Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1372: Let's stay out of prison, please.

"He's not wrong. I'll kill her-kill all of them."

Silence fell between Penny and Zoren as they locked eyes with each other. Though they hadn't been together as long as it sometimes felt, Penny knew her husband well enough to understand he meant every damn word he just said.

"I..." Penny trailed off, considering his words. "...don't like men who kill."

Zoren remained silent, watching her closely, searching her expression. "I haven't done it. So you can't dislike me."

She smiled. "That's why I'm telling you beforehand because I don't want to dislike you."

But hadn't she told him before that nothing he did could ever make her leave him?

"Renren." Penny stepped closer, looking up at him with a softer expression. She couldn't match his fire when she knew he was barely holding himself back from punishing those who, in his eyes, deserved it.

Smiling, she reached for his hand and met his gaze. "Let's stay out of prison, please."

"What do you suggest we do?" he asked. "Penny, I understand your plan, even if you don't explain it. But there's no way in hell I'll let Grandma be within their reach."

Zoren agreed with her almost all the time-but not on this. Not even if he understood.

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"I know that." Penny nodded, her smile stretching. "That's why we're telling her."

"Hmm?" Zoren arched a brow, watching the glint in her eyes. "If that's the plan, why did you...?"

Penny pressed her lips together, glancing briefly in the direction Butler Hubert had gone. "I know we all trust Butler Hubert. But people's hearts change." She turned back to Zoren. "I believe we can trust him-but there's no harm in making sure of that. I just want to confirm that his heart hasn't changed... or been influenced. I'm sure this won't be a problem. Unless, of course, he's a mole."

moment of silence stretched between them before Zoren nodded in satisfaction. Without a word, he reached for her arm and pulled

tension in his body slowly dissolving. "I missed you today," he whispered. "And I'm glad you're trying to keep us

executed a few people

sliding her hands up his back in a soothing motion. "It's not a nice place to stay

if that'll make you feel better,"

raised his brows, staring at her misplaced innocence. After a few seconds, a slow breath escaped him, releasing the remaining tension in his body. His wife was his calm-the only person who

a better person, darling," he murmured, lowering his head to claim

wrapping her arms around his neck as she rose onto her toes. She didn't say it out loud, but she felt the

him, her will to stay out of prison had never been

drunk Penny would think twice-because she wasn't about to

Later That Evening...

the bed, listening to the distant sound of running water from the bathroom. His eyes drifted to the door, staring at it

might

adjoining room where Old Mrs. Pierson

at her age, it took only a minute of Zoren's stare to stir her awake. Slowly, her

weakly. "What are you doing here, child?" "Grandma..." He hesitated. "Are you already too

Pierson's lips at the abrupt question. "Renren, you have no idea how many secrets I've kept—and still

been

Mrs. Pierson exhaled a weak chuckle, shifting her gaze to the

money is the root of all evil," she mused.

human greed. That insatiable

now, that's the one thing

her eyes back to Zoren. "I hear you, Renren. But

Meanwhile...

a dark room, the only source of light was coming from his computer monitor before him. He had just plugged in a flashdrive, transferring

him to do